Prunus armeniaca ("Armenian plum"), the most commonly cultivated
apricot species, also called
ansu apricot,
Siberian apricot,
Tibetan apricot, is a
species of
Prunus, classified with the
plum in the
subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation, though almost certainly somewhere in Asia. It is extensively cultivated in many countries and has escaped into the wild in many places.